Village of Oswego Police, IL / Facebook screen shot Officers in Illinois Save Driver and Passenger from Burning Car: 'Things Could Have Gone Much Worse' One officer ran to free the occupants while the other officer ran toward the front of the car and battled flames with a fire extinguisher. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal June 16, 2022
Fox News / Video screen shot) Christian Student Suing Her College After Receiving 'No Contact Orders' The left have found a new tool they can use to suppress speech they don't like: no-contact and no-communication orders. By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal June 11, 2022
WPLG Local 10 / Youtube screen shot FL Captain Cuts Line on Parasailing Mom and 2 Boys, Terrifying Video Shows Deadly Aftermath “It was pretty much the worst thing you could imagine,” a witness who helped the parasailers said. “It was real bad.” By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal June 5, 2022
Fox 32 Chicago / YouTube screen shot Wild Video: While Reporting on Violent Chicago Crime, Reporter, Cameraman Become Victims Themselves While reporting on the precipitous rise of gun violence in Chicago, a local Fox News crew was accosted by an apparent gunman. By Lexie Purdy, The Western Journal June 1, 2022
WBBM-TV / YouTube video screen shot Video: Loose Dog Found Paddling in Busy Lake on Holiday Weekend Saved After Hero Jumps in The dog kept swimming farther and farther out in dangerous water conditions until one brave man jumped in and took it back to shore. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 31, 2022
SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images China Reacts to US Delegation's Surprise Taiwan Visit by Deploying Dozens of Warplanes 'The U.S. Department of Defense is now proactively planning cooperation between the U.S. National Guard and Taiwan’s defense forces.' By Andrew Jose, The Western Journal May 31, 2022
WGN News / YouTube screen shot Woman Kidnapped, Raped and Chained for Days in Empty House Until Local Hero Walks By and Hears Her The woman's attacker left her chained and handcuffed in an abandoned house for days before someone heard her screams for help. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 25, 2022
Mike Mozart / Flickr Massive Peanut Butter Recall Issued, If Your Jar Was Printed with This Throw It Out A massive peanut butter recall is taking place due to fears of contamination; here is how to tell if you need to throw away your jar. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal May 22, 2022
Maria Ruiz Commerford / Facebook screen shot Mother's Day Miracle: 6-Year-Old Boy Spots Abandoned Gosling Near Busy Road, Finds It a New Family Hawk Commerford, 6, and his dad Pete looked around for the baby goose's parents, but they were nowhere to be found. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal May 9, 2022
Jeenah Moon/Reuters Blue States Diverted Billions of COVID Relief Dollars to Teach CRT In Public Schools: Report "Many of us thought [COVID eduction funding] was going to be used for masks, for air purifiers to keep our schools open." By Randy DeSoto, The Western Journal April 29, 2022
CBS Chicago / YouTube screen shot 1 of 2 Brothers Found Living Alone in Filthy Toy-Packed House Arrested After Backyard Remains Identified as Family Months after two brothers were found living in a filthy house with their mother and sister buried in the backyard, charges have been filed. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 11, 2022
CBS Chicago / Youtube screen shot New Video Shows Jussie Smollett Getting Booked Into Cook County Jail New bodycam footage shows convicted hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett going through intake at the Cook County Jail. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal April 8, 2022
Joshua Roberts/Reuters Anti-Cop Mayor Lightfoot's Personal Security Detail Grows to More Than 70 Officers Despite her anti-police policies for her city, the mayor maintains a large security detail to make sure she personally remains safe. By Richard Bledsoe, The Western Journal April 1, 2022
Scott Olson/Getty Images Jussie Smollett Released - May Be Permanent - Public Anger Explodes 'Hate crime' hoaxer Jussie Smollett is being released from jail while he appeals his conviction. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal March 17, 2022
Scott Olson/Getty Images Jussie Smollett's Legal Team Files for Emergency Release Over a Phone Call There’s a story about a boy who cried wolf that maybe Jussie can brush up on during his time in the stir. He might learn something. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal March 16, 2022
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Jussie Smollett Reportedly Placed in Psych Ward After Being Deemed 'At Risk of Self-Harm' After his sentencing, the actor had shouted, 'I am not suicidal. If anything happens to me when I go in there, you must all know that.' By Jack Davis, The Western Journal March 14, 2022
Brian Cassella-Pool/Getty Images Judge Announces Jussie Smollett's Sentence Jussie Smollett was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of orchestrating an attack against himself and filing false police reports. By Richard Moorhead, The Western Journal March 11, 2022
Streator Fire Department / Facebook screen shot Labrador Alerts Owner to Missing Elderly Dog in Sinkhole; Firefighters Then Rescue Her from Pit Initially, Wrigley growled at the dog looking up at him from the bottom of the 5-foot-deep hole, but then he started barking. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 18, 2022
CBS Chicago / YouTube screen shot Naked Man Holds Elderly Woman Hostage: Daughter Knows Something's Wrong Thanks to Popular Game The man barricaded her in the basement bathroom, where she stayed - cold, wet and sure she would die - for the next 17 hours. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal February 15, 2022
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images Lightfoot Brutally Mocked After People Notice Something Odd on Her Couch in Pic Bribing People to Get Vax Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants Chicago residents to 'Get Vax'd.' Her way of promoting it, however, was beyond bizarre. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal January 31, 2022